Monthly Archives: July 2017

On February 20, 2005, the world of journalism took a devastating blow when the founder of Gonzo journalism Hunter S Thompson died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at Owl Farm, better known as his “fortified compound” in Woody Creek, Colorado. Thompson joined the United States Air Force before entering the world of journalism. Thompson settled in Aspen, ...

Two Minneapolis Police Officer’s body cameras were said to be turned off when Officer Mohamed Noor shot and killed Justine Damond Damond called 911 after she heard an assault in an alley near her home It is reported Damond was talking on the driver’s side of the squad car when Noor shot her from the passenger seat The Bureau of Criminal ...

Former DAPL security officer Kyle Thompson arrested for failure to appear Thompson was booked on a failure to appear charge on Sunday The failure to appear stems from charges Thompson received in April of this year Thompson received national attention after being caught on video pulling an AR-15 on water protectors on October 27,2016 Just days after former DAPL security ...

Jonathan Anderson Facebook page causes outrage over a fake “horse hunt” in Texas The Jonathan Anderson Facebook page claims to be running fake horse hunts in Texas Viral images uploaded by the page admin are pictures from wild horse hunts in Australia Posts from the page have gone viral as people call for the fake horse hunt to be shut ...

Longhorn Pipeline spilled 50,000 gallons of crude oil in Bastrop County, Texas early Thursday morning The spill occurred just before 9:00 am while a maintenance tasks were being performed Residents within a one-mile radius of the spill were evacuated and those within a two-mile radius were asked to stay in their homes The Longhorn Pipeline is owned by Magellan Midstream ...

The federal government denied a $38 million reimbursement request from Governor Doug Burgum for the eight month long protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline Spokesperson for Burgum said on Wednesday that the disaster declaration submitted in April was denied weeks later $20 million of the requested $38 million is said to have gone to law enforcement salaries and overtime The ...

Two Orlando, Florida police officers pulled over the first and only black State Attorney Aramis Ayala Ayala was stopped after officers said they ran her tag and it was registered to nothing The officer also claimed that the tinting on Ayala’s windows was part of the reason for the stop The Orlando Police Department released the June 19 stop and ...

Swanson Funeral Home located in Flint, Michigan after discovering rotting bodies, maggots, and “deplorable” conditions The formal complaint reveals that the Swanson Funeral Home had been getting regular complaints and violations since 2012 Bodies were often stored in cardboard cremation containers inside an un-air conditioned garage The Swanson Funeral Home was forced to close their doors on Wednesday It is ...

Parents of 15-year-old Isaiah Gonzalez believe the Blue Whale suicide game played a factor in their son’s death Gonzalez was found hanging in a bedroom closet on Saturday with a cell phone propped up on top of a shoe It is said that Gonzalez livestreamed his death to a unnamed social media network San Antonio Police Department and the FBI ...

Dakota Access Pipeline hired security guard Kyle Thompson speaks out Thompson was involved in an armed standoff with water protectors on October 27, 2016 in Cannon Ball, North Dakota The former project manager for Leighton Security Services spoke with Myron Dewey, founder of Digital Smoke Signals Three water protectors were arrested for pushing Thompson’s truck off the road on October ...